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Natural Commutation: What Is SCR? Silicon Controlled Rectifier

Natural commutation is the process of turning off a thyristor without external circuits by using an alternating current supply. When the alternating current passes through zero, the current through the thyristor also becomes zero and a reverse polarity develops, turning off the thyristor. This method of commutation without external components only works with AC supplies, as DC current does not change direction to induce the necessary reverse polarity for turning off the thyristor.

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Natural Commutation: What Is SCR? Silicon Controlled Rectifier

Natural commutation is the process of turning off a thyristor without external circuits by using an alternating current supply. When the alternating current passes through zero, the current through the thyristor also becomes zero and a reverse polarity develops, turning off the thyristor. This method of commutation without external components only works with AC supplies, as DC current does not change direction to induce the necessary reverse polarity for turning off the thyristor.

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1. Natural Commutation: The process of turning off a thyristor without using any external circuits is known as Natural commutation.

This type of commutation is only possible in AC Applications. When using A.C. Supply, the current passing through the device is alternating. This alternating current go to peak positive value , passes through its zero and then go through peak negative value. When the alternating quantity at zero then the current passing through the device also zero and at same time a reverse polarity develops across the thyristor. This will quickly Turn OFF the thyristor. This process of commutation is known as Natural Commutation as no external circuits or components are used. Also Read: What is SCR? Silicon Controlled Rectifier This method is only applicable when using A.C. Supply. This is not possible to get this work on D.C. Because D.C. is a unidirectional quantity and doesn't change its direction as a result there is no change in polarity voltage that is required to Turn OFF the thyristor.

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